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The master plan for
Kaufman Crossing presented a unique opportunity to
re-imagine and re-purpose a 65 acre former sawmill site
which also happened to be the largest contiguous tract
of developable land remaining in Ashland. As such, both
the developers and the City of Ashland had high hopes
and great expectations involving the potential solutions
proposed for the site. On one hand, the developer
dreamed of great expanses of housing to accommodate a
booming demand for new homes. On the other hand, the
city desired to see the property put to use as a much
needed generator of economic growth and job development.
The resulting solution is one which balances the desires
of the many stakeholders, and seeks to create a viable
community; a place to work and a place to live. The site
is divided into a number of single-use zones at the
site’s periphery which allow for single and multi-family
residential type development, as well as
commercial/retail, and light industrial uses. These
single use zones help to ease transition to the uses of
adjacent sites. At the heart of the site however, are
large areas to be developed as mixed-use zones and to
much higher densities. These areas will allow for a
great deal of mixed residential, including affordable
housing units, and retail/service type development as
well as mixes of light industrial and commercial office
spaces. A series of interconnected public spaces
featuring stream beds provide for community interaction
and orientation as well as functioning as conduits for
retaining and treating storm water.
